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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE:
SUNDAY. DECEMBER 24, i!or.
AFFAIRS AT SOUII OMAHA
Jamei 0. Nicholi Held t District Court on
Charge of Emtezilement.
SPENDS FUNDS OF RELIEF ASSOCIATION
fan Arrested for Jfealectlna Wlfa
nil Family O-rer on
n More serious Arpi.
lion.
The case of the state against James O.
Nichols. Thirteenth and 7- came to Its
preliminary hearing etcrday afternoon In
Judge King court. He was found guilty
of embeszlement and was bound over to
the district court on $1,000 bonds. He was
taken to the county jail last night. From
the evidence produced at the preliminary
and the evidence In his trial at Omaha
Iiecember 11. Nichols appears as little de
serving of leniency as any man It were poT
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slble to name. He was arrested In omana WPre
on the complaint of Ills wife on Saturday,
December 9. The case against him wa
that he had abandoned her and bis chil
dren, who were to all appearances deserv
ing. Time and again he bad visited the
dives of Omaha and spent there the money
which should have gone to their support,
until at last she traced his steps, and with
the evidence in hand caused his arrest.
He was found rullty by Judge Berka and
fined $J0 and costs. He was remanded to
JnJl. During the course of this Imprison
ment It was discovered that he hud not
only spent hla own money In riotous com
pany, but he had drawn on the funds of
the I'nlon Block Yards Relief association,
which had been Intrusted to him ns secre
tary and treasurer of the organization, to
the amount of h.60. It was for this em
bezzlement that he was tried yesterday in
police court. Nichols hud been employed as
a time kecicr in the stock yards Rnd as
such received good pay. It was proved
that from the time he took the oHloe he
kept no account of the meetings; nor kept
the books of the treasurer. The only en
try he had made was that of the money
turned over to him nt the beginning of his
term, sii0 and more. This he deposited in
a local bank. He soon began to draw on
this fund for his own benelit and the bene
fit of his friends. The money from two
Inter assessments he put Into his own
po ket direct, without tho formality of de
biting It at all. Checks were produced
to account for that he had misspent.
The principal witnesses against him were
I,. M. Cockerell, president, and C. O.
Nowncs, present secretai-y of tho relief as
sociation. Nichols put up no defense. Judge
King hound the prisoner over to tho dis
trict court. It in not likely that he will
be able to secure bonds. President Cock
erell aid : "Wu cave NlcholHvery chance
we could; w did not want to prosecute
him. Ve trusted him perfectly In the first
place or we would have looked Into the
matter before It had gone so far."
Frontage on Railroad Avenue.
Among other property owners along
Railroad avenue, George & Co. of Omaha,
who own property in block 4 of Cobb's
Second addition to the City of South
Omaha, have, sent a letter of inquiry as
to what portion of the said avenue was
or. Is abandoned to the railroad company.
They wish to know If their property will
have any street frontage at all. The city
engineer makes the following public state
ment of the matter. All of Railroad ave
nue from K street to a point 120 feet south
of I has been vacated by the city. Again
front a point 130 feet south of O street all
of RallroHd avenue has been given up to
the west line of Twenty-fourth street. In
the upace between I and O streets on Rail
road avenue, the "west half of the street,
a strip thirty-three feet wide, has been
reliused to tho property owners and the
railroad. The statutes of Nebraska pro
vide, where a street is vacated In this
manner, that the land shall be equally di
vided between the property owners. In
this case Oeorge Co. are entitled to
an additional strip of land which they
can still use asa street as far as their
property extends, but men who own lots
on each side of them can fence in their
holdings as they see fit, so that Oeorge
ft Co. can't get out In the old way on
Railroad avenue.
Park Bond Paaala.
A pertinent question was asked at the
city hall yesterday morning: "What has
become of the 140.000 issue of park bonds
which was ordered at the time that the
city hall honda weru voted and by the
pamo election?" The question drew a
blank. The city clerk said he had heard
nothing of them. All be knew was that
they hiul been voted and were to bear 4
Xer cent Interest. It was further under
stood that the managers of Syndicate park
stood ready to exchange their property
on the north side for the bonds as tton
as they had a chance. The question waa
put to W. P. Adklns, president of the city
council. He said: "We have been In no
hurry about the park bonds because, for
one reason, of the Injunctions and delays
we met In trying to float the bonds for
the city hall. We have simply done
nothing In the matter, but will take It up
In good time, - possibly before spring. So
far a I know, Christie Bros, are still
willing to take the bonds as they had
offered, but they have had no chance. We
want to go a little slow In this bond bust
ness until we see that we can float the
city hail securities with no further diffi
culty."
Arraaed of Assault,
Charles Lamberts, Nineteenth and Q,
was arrested Friday night on a warrant
worn out by Martin Kemsk. who charges
him with assault and battery. When ar
raigned In police court yesterday morning
he pleaded not guilty- His hearing was
set for a. m. Tuesdsy. He Is released
on bonds.
Y. M. C. A. ;ninlam.
The walls of the new Young Men's
Christian association gymnasium have
been brought nearly to completion this
week. The local secretary Is confident
that they will be able to use the new ac
commodations within the next two weeks.
The dimensions of the building are about
35x00 feet, and quite an extensive supply
of apparatus will be put In to assist In
physical development. It Is thought that
the association will be In Its new quar
ters by next Thursday, but this does not
apply to the new gymnasium, which will
not be ready by that time.
ftnndny rhonl f rleoratlon.
The Baptists and Methodists each held
their Christmas carnival last night. The
churches were appropriately decorated ami
the children each got a gift of remem
brance from Jolly old St. Nicholas. The
older ones as well found plenty to lejoico
In and to be amused with. The programs
rather brief and simple to please
the large per cent of little ones, who
looked much more kindly on the flittering
tree with its bon bons and toys than
upon the songs and talks. The programs
were prepared and rendered with care,
however, and each church was well filled.
Veteran Mall Carrier Dies,
William Mangan died suddenly last night
at the age of 62. Mr. Mangan was one of
the oldest mail carriers In the city In point
of service.
Maarle City C.onaln.
Storage and hauling. Brewer, Tel. No. 30.
George Parks and wife are home' from
St. Louis.
S. H. McDonald will be in the city dur
ing the holiday week.
Denk room for rent in Hee office, city hall
building. South Omaha.
Joseph Sramek, Nineteenth and U
streets, has a daughter. Tne mother is
recovering nicely.
John JlriKRH. nhief of police, has gone
with his wile to Cedar Ilapids, la., to cel
ebrate the i'uletlde.
St. Martin's Women's auxiliary will
meet at the Guild hall next Wednesday
afternoon. December S!7.
John C. Johnson and his sister of Brafl
Rhaw, Neb., are the guests of K. 1.. Gus
tafson, 1T'4 Missouri avenue. Mr. Johnson
will be here several days.
J. If. Hoffman. 411 North Twenty
seventh, clerk in the office lit tho Omaha
Gas company, reports the gift of ihe sea
son in the form of a splendid boy baby.
Roy Dennis. Eighteenth and Missouri
avenue, met the generous stork yesterday
morning, by whom he was Introduced to
his new daughter, a lively baby of eight
pounds.
Postmaster Etter desires to call atten-
LAIWCI1 A B0UX FOR AGNEW
New York Cily Aiir-mbljmen Try to Place
New vacdidtte in Field.
OFFER IS TAKEN UNDER ADVISEMENT
(airni Derides to apport Wads
worth for Cpraker In Case
Agnew will Sat Make
Race
N KW YOP.K. Pec. 13. While formally
adopting a resolution In support of Assem
blyman James W. Wadsworth. Jr., for
speaker of the assembly, the assemblyman
elected on the republican and municipal
ownership tickets, tonight brought for
ward, tentatively, a candidate from New
York county in the person of Assembly
man George B. Agnew, of the Twenty
seventh assembly district. Mr. Agnew was
nominated In the conference of the New
York county members tonight by Assembly
man Stanley, who declared that Mr. Agnew,
as New York county's candidate, would go
Into the republican caucus at Albany with
forty votes pledged.
L Mr. Agnew would not consent tonight to
stand as a candidate, withholding his de
cision in the matter until he could con
sult his friends and test the sentiment
among republicans of New York county.
Mr. Agnew himself Introduced the resolu
tion endorsing Assemblyman Wadsworth
for the speakership. Several others who
voted for the resolution did so with, the
reservation that If Mr. Agnew would stand
as a cundidate their support would be
thrown to him.
Three of those present declined to vote
at all on the resolution, desiring not to ex
press any choice as between Assembly
man Wadsworth and Merrltt and contend
lug that New York county should have a
cundidate.
Text at Itesolntlon Adopted.
Kleven of the sixteen republican and
municipal ownership assemblymen were
present at tonight's conference, which was
an adjourned session of the conference
held last night. At the conclusion of the
conference a formal statement was given
out which said
In view of recent developments In the
speakership contest. It Is the sense of
those Dresent that every republican mem
ber of the assembly from the county of
Now York should vote at the coining caucus
lor James v. wadsworth, Jr.
All the men elected to the assembly from
New York county and municipal ownership
tion again to the fact that mall can be I tickets have been invited to meet and con-
delivered to those calling, at the office
today trom 11 a. m. to 1 p. m. and tomor
row until 10;30, when the office closes for
tho day. .
Charles Warner, 266 South Twenty
seventh street, died last Friday nignt.
He had been living with Mrs. D. O'Leary
for some time pant. He was 3S years of
ago at his death. The funeral N.rrange
ments have not jet been made.
Khler H. H. Johnston of Cotner uni
versity, l,incoln, occupies the pulpit this
morning at 11 a. m. in the Ancient Order
of I'nited Workmen temple for the edi
fication of the Christian church people.
Sunday school at :4.". The children will
be given a Christmas treat.
William J. Mangan, 2604 L street, a well
known mall earrier, was taken violently
111 after he reported for duly yesteruay
morning. For a time he waa unconscious
and suffered from hemorrhages. Or.
Thomas Kelly was called to attend. Iitm
and he was taken home In a serious con
dition. Mrs. Joseph J. Mayl of this city died
at Lincoln Friday and her body was
brought here lor bunul, which will bu
from the Bohemian hall at 3 p. m. today.
She will be Interred in Laurel Hill ceme
tery, she was the wife of former City
Clerk J. J. Maly and had been a resident
of South Omaha from its pioneer days.
The South Omaha circle. Fraternal Life.
association, will entertain friends ednes
day evening, December i7, at the An-
bad criterion for Industry and thrift, the
police maintain.
James Sullivan, alias Baker, of Pes
Moines, Omaha and other places, drew a
grand prize, which waa thirty days In
Jail. William Dacey and James Ryan rer
celved ten day each, while George Kapke
was sentenced to fifteen days. These men
failed to give a good account of themselves.
The rest were discharged with the under
standing they go to work or leave town by
noon.
COMPANY FORMED IN MAINE
Concern to Develop California River
Take Oat Charter In Kastrrn
tat.
AfGCSTA. Me.. Iec. 23. The develop
ment of the Stanislaus river, about IM
miles northeast of San Francisco, Cal., so
that fo.noo electrical horse power can be
made to operate mines and mills is the ob
ject of. the Stanislaus Water Power com
pany, which was organized today under
the lawe of Maine, with a capitalization
of llS.Ono.OOO. This Is the holding company.
The operating company was formed re
cently under the laws of Connecticut and
1s known as the Stanislaus Klectrio Power
company. Its capital is the same as the
Maine company.
The control of the river will be utilized
also for the purposes of Irrigation.
The syndicate supporting the movement
Is represented by Tticker. Anthony Ac Co.
of Boston and C. C. Cuyler of Cuyler. Mor
gan ft Co., and Frederick L. Eldrldge of
the Knickerbocker Trust company of New
York.
EIGHT MEN CRUSHED TO DEATH
Mlaera C'auaht I ndrr Fall of Thoi
and Tons of Ore at Ironmrooil.
Mlehla-an.
1RONWOOD, Mich., Dec. 23. Kight men
were killed today by a fall of 1,000 tons of
ore from a slip on the 1.300-foot level of Uie
Newport mine in Iionwood. The dead:
JOKL H ARY1.
JOHN FRANK.
PKT10R HKMARKR.
JAM KS HUNCH.
Al.KXANDER PARKABCAHK.
NICK CRKOOVG1L.
JOSF.PH I.ITKNER.
FRANK TIAN.
On account of the great danger from
drifting ore and broken timbers several
days will probably elapse before all the
bodies are recovered. The accident Is, with
one exception, the most extensive that has
ever occurred In the Gogebic Iron range.
for. Some of them have failed to do so.
some have attended some meetings, and
some while agreeing to stand together,
withheld on the republican and municipal
tickets, met separately and decided to act
separately. The republican members have
mude every effort to unite with those
held on both republican and municipal
ownership tickets, but the municipal owner
ship men refuse to unite and now stand
alone.
A resolution was Introduced urging that
New York county should put a candidate
forward, but was lost. It was the under
standing at tho meeting: that the vote of
the republican members endorsing Mr.
Wadsworth was not binding on them.
Despite the fact that the statement was
made that tho municipal ownership mem
bers will not unite with the republicans, an
effort will be mude to secure unity for Mr.
Agnew If he will consent to run.
Merrltt Makes n Statement.
E. A. Merrltt. Jr., candidate for the nom
ination for speaker of the New York statu
assembly, made a public statement tonight
In which he said that "In the face of re
peated demands for the resignation or re-
STEAMER PORTLAND IS ASHORE
Alaska Vessel la leaking Radly
Will Probably Re a Total
Loss.
i ud
GEO. STONEY STABBED TWICE
Man Who Did It Alleged to Re a
Plrkporkrt, Who Makes Ills
Kscnpe.
George F. Stoney, aged about 2:1. and
rooming on South Sixteenth street, lies at
tho Clarkson Memorial hospital with two
knife wounds received at the hands of an
alleged pickpocket at the corner of Six
teenth and California streets at I o'clock
Sunday morning. According to the story
of Stoney's two brothers, who were with
him at the time of the affair, the wounded
man was In company with a stranger, and
the two entered a saloon together. When
they came out on the street and had pro
ceeded a short distance Stoney was seen
to strike his companion a blow on the
bead with his ns,, whereupon the latter
suddenly drew a knife with which he
struck Stoney, cutting a gash in the right
side of the throat, barely missing the Jug
ular vein. Stoney then struck a second
time, and then received a thrust In the
left breast, half an Inch above the heart.
The brothers then camo up and attacked
the stranger, knocking him down, and
were giving him a severe drubbing when
he got up and disappeared Inside a sa
loon. The iatrol wagon was then called
and Stoney was taken to the hopsltal.
where he was attended by Dr. Davis.
It was at first feared that the breast
wound penetrated the lung, but examina
tion showed that neither cut will prove
dangerous and that Stoney will be able to
he around Hgaln In a week. It was stated
by the brothers that the stranger tried to
pick Stoney's pocket, and that it was when
Btoney caught liiin In the act that the fight
began. They said that so far as they
know Stoney had never met the man !efore,
but that ho was a saloon hanftrron whom
they would have no trouble In Identifying.
Detectives Ferris and Dunn fulled to 11 nd
any trace of the man after he went Into
tho saloon, and has not boon apprehended.
WAIT TO SEE THESE CAR.S
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DINNER FOR THE NEWSBOYS
All Who Come to He (ilveu a Fenst
Mondny at tbesnpenke
Itrstnurnnt.
They Are the Sensation of the Automobile "World.
Two New 100C) Models of
OLDSMOBILES
$2,250
$1,200
If any Omaha newsboy goes without a
Christmas dinner Monday he will have only
himself to blame, for as many of them as
present them
feast at the
day. Those responding to the general invi
tation will be the guests of Mrs. II. J. Pen
fold, Mrs. Draper Smith. Mrs. W. J.
Broatch, Rome Miller, E. W. Dixon, Joseph i
Carrol, Anthony Costuz and Mogy Bern-
stein. They have made arrangements for
serving Christmas dinner to the newsboys, j
where special provisions will be made for
their accommodation.
The 4-Cylinder Palace Touring Car
(Model S), 24 h. p
The "Two Cycle" Light Touring Car
For two or four passengers, 20 h. p. . .
Both these ears are CHAINLESS with n direct
drive construction equal to best imported cars and sold
at prices that you can afford to pay.
Our demonstrating cars of these models will be hero
till ortlv. Wait for them. Don't bur until you have had
a chance to examine them then you will realize why
automobile experts all over the country prounounce them
to be the best cars ottered for 1 !(")().
i G)e Powell-Bacon Co
mint-, iui i iiiuii hi IHCIH ct-n EJ
Chesapeake restaurant on that H 2044-46-48 Farnam Street, - - Omaha,
aia i qua aui iipm'ii
iha, Neb. 1
fJatMsaVMBsnts
COURT-MARTIAL FOR MIDDIES
Board of Investigation Seenres Suf
ficient Kvldenee to llrlnK Cadets
to Trial for llniliis.
SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 23. The Alaska
Commercial company's steamer Por'land Is
ashore on Spire Point, .nine miles south
of Ketchikan. The steamer Is Waking
badly and may be a total loss. Dispatches
say that the water Is now above Ihe boll- ANNAPOLIS, Md.. D
ers and that the passengers have been formation was given o
taken to Ketchikan In small boats. It Is
thought that the ship struck in a dense
fog. The Portland is one of the eldest
vessels on the northern run. It was en
route from Valdet and Seward when tho
accident occurred.
cient Order of United Workmen lem- movai by people and parties of all sorts.
rle. William Paynter ana tne following' ... : .... , . .
people ot talent lll take part: Mrs. Karl lnB mr'" com.nuea 10 extend over
Hums, vocal soloist; n. uawann, comae- i rmnu" ,,-nmn, m.- euperinienucni or
ter Impel s.,nator; Lois Uenedlct, piano insurance, Frederick D. Kilburn, date su
soloist; Hynn and Kodder, singers extraor-l ... f hl4nk BnH xv
riinnrv: Miss I. McCrann. solo harnlsl: perinunaeni or DanKs. and Oeorge W.
Miilv Pavnter. black face comedian: Ella Aldiidge, state railroad commissioner, the I
Kennedy; 'ranK Lne, ooy soprano; t-aui necessary protection of his office
and Hope lahsel, solo violinists: Mr. and
Mrs. Mattock, musical artists; Erne Chap
man, soloist.
ROBBED BY NEW-FOUND FRIEND
II nan. Carney Walts All Day Before
Informing; Police of His
Loss.
Hugh Carney of Melrose, In., reported to
the police last night that ho had been
robbed of 1-70 In an Omaha hotel by an ac
quaintance whom he met but a few hours
before. Carney said that he came here De
cember 21 and that while wandering around
It is not to be wondered that they should
cleave to tho governor," said Mr. Merrltt.
"The president is said to be out for Wads
worth. If he Is taking a part. It is not
the first case of presidential Interference
In the politics of the state. Such Interfer
ence has heretofore resulted In disaster to
the republican party of the state.
"The conference held here yesterday.
consisting of all the leading members of
the assembly and about half of the repub- '
llcan members-elect, by their expressions '
of opinion show clearly that the action
of the governor is most distasteful to
every man who has had any real legisla
tive experience. For this no one can be
he made tho acquaintance of a stranger, i held responsible except the governor and
GIBSON JURY FAILS TO AGREE
Texas Searro Aeeused of Murdering;
Five White Persona to Be Given
Another Trial In Frbrnary.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Dec. 1. The jury
In the case of the negro. Monk Gibson,
was discharged after having been out
elghty-flve hours and falling to agree upon
a verdict. Gibson was charged with mur
dering nve white persons in Jackson
He is IT years of age. He
Jail until February, when
he probably will be given trial.
Dec. 2i. Official in.
Ut toihty that the
board of investigation at the academy has
secured sufficient evidence to iustifv a
court-martial for Ihe trial of a number of !
midshipmen on the charge of hazing and
it will tako place at the conclusion of th;
work of the hoard. The investigation will
cover only the present scholastic year.
, county. Texas.
power, -.in m,i i
nd that the two put up for the night in
the same room at a lodging house, the ad
dress or name of which he waa unable to
recall. On awakening In the morning he
said that he found bis new friend gone and
also his money. Thinking that he would be
able to find the man about the city, he did
not report the matter to tho police until
last night.
Knox Presbyterian Wunday Hehool.
"Santa Claus In Wonderland." a Christ
mas cantata, was given last evening by the
Sunday school of the Knox Presbv teri in
church. Those taking the principal parts
were Oeorge perdval. as Santa Claus; Miss
Rhea Lamereaux. as Mrs. Santa Claus, and
Master Yager Lamereaux as Jack Frost. In
the Interval during which Santa Claus was
Journeying with merry bells and reindeer
from his frosty home to this world a reci
tation was delivered by Master Byrne
Crawford. Jr., and a carol by some of tho
younger members of the school. These
numbers, as well as the cantata, were given
with the true Christmas enthusiasm which
passed beyond restraint for the little folks
when Santa's generous pack was opened
for them at the close.
MERRY CHRISTMAS
A FEW MORE OF
THE
$190 Pianos for $190
UP TILL NOON
XMA8.
A.HOSPECO,
1513 Douglas Street
his kitchen cabinet, who have foroed a
false and unnatural situation."
Wadsvrorth la Washington.
WASHINGTON, Dec. ffl.-James Wads
worth, Jr., of New York, candidate for
speaker of the assembly, arrived in Wash
ington tonight to spend the holidays with
Mrs. Wadsworth, who is visiting her
mother, Mrs. John Hay. Speaking of the
campaign for the speakership, Mr. Wads
worth saJd that he expected to win, but
could not add anything interesting to the
situation beyond what is already known.
"Mr. Merrltt says he is In the race to
stay, and perhaps he Is," continued he. "I
have no appointment to meet the presi
dent and do not know whether I shall sea
him or aol."
Does It I
See the maid.
She is fleeing in anger and mortilication
to her own room.
Her dearest friend has been talking nbout
her has told Bomebody that' she has a
sharp noso and n muddy complexion and
the somebody has told her.
She locks herself In, pulls down the blinds,
throws herself on her bed, and weeps, and
weeps, and weeps, and weeps, all alone.
Yet they say misery loves company!
Chicago Tribune.
DEATH RECORD.
Uev. Patrick f nsslily.
YANKTON, 8. D., Dee. ::!. (Special.)
Father Patrick Cassidy. for twenty-five
years a Catholic priest in the Dakota Held.
Is dead here at Ihe age of 73 years. Father
CassKly first took a parish under Bishop
Ilnrty at Mandun and afterward was at
Jamestown. Hot Springs and Slsseton. For
the past eight years he has been a para
lytic patient at Snored Heart hoxpital. The
funeral will take place Wednesday next.
STATE
MEDICAL
INSTITUTE.
Th. M.n's Tni Sp.eialteta
Doctors for Men
tfter
BEFORE THE PEOPLE'S BAR
Erring tines Pay Their Respect to
Jurtae Berks on Kit of
His Retirement.
The police court headltners are one by
one paying their last respects to Judge
Berka, who will preside at the people's bar
fop the last time January t.
Boston Green, arrested on a charge of
drunkenness and disorderly conduct, prom
ised faithfully to walk the primrose path
of rectitude and sobriety until Janary 3,
if the Judge would discharge him.
"Judge, Ah 'hates to see you leab. You
hab been a moughty good Judge, dat's what
; you is. Bay, Judge, Ah wants you to gib
! me an introduction to Mlsser Crawford,
i de new Judge," said Mr. Oreen.
I Judge Berka discharged Boston Green.
but promised to take the Introduction fea
ture under advisement.
"Judge, I have no home nor any place to
lay my head when it is tired. I want to
spwd the holidays In Jail. said Frank
Duffy to the police Judge when the prisoner
waa arraigned on the charge of drunken
ness. Duffy waa sentenced fifteen days. He was
found at Twelfth and Douglas streets Fri
day night by Detectives Ferris and Dunn.
Duffy's head had been Injured In aome man
ner. The man spent last Christmas day in
the city jail, which place seems to be
"Home, Sweet Home" for him during the
Yuletlde season. The man's sister is the
wife of a multi-millionaire living In the
Twin Cities. ,
Twenty-four noble Sons of Rest waited on
Police Judge Berka Saturday morning,
tha burch having been arrested Friday
morning for vagrancy by Detective Pa
tullo, Home, Davis and Mitchell. Tha man
wer picked up at cheap lodging house
after having been under surveillance for
several day and nearly all wera asleep
at U o'clock In the morning, which U a
When Peace Shall Brian.
"But, sleeping on your arms night
night Is not a great hardship."
The conscript saluted respectfully.
"Oh, no, sir!" said he. "Our new musket,
you see, Is a combined musket and folding
bed. Of course, there Is always the danger
of the thing shutting up and smothering
one, but the life of a soldier is never free
from danger. 'TIs sweet to die for one's
country."
"You are a brave fellow!"
"Thank you, sir!"-Puck.
Narrow Kscaue,
from poisoning, caused by constipation, had
Mrs. Young, Clay City. N. Y. Dr. King
New Life Pills cured her. 2Tc. For sale by
Sherman & McConnell Drug Co.
Injured by Street Car,
A Walnut Hill electric car struck a light
single wagon driven by John Forslner,
Fifty-second street and Military' avenue,
at the corner of Thirty-fourth and Cuming
streets at 9 o'clock last night. Forstner
was thrown to the ground, and while no
bones were broken, he received severe body
bruises. He was taken to Benson on a
street car and Dr. Cruchman was called to
attend him. The wagon was completely de
molished. The accident caused the horse to
runaway and a search about the district
failed to locate the animal.
Hervleea at Detention Home.
Special Christmas services will be held
on Christmas day at the Detention Home
for the benefit of the inmates. Yuletlde joy
will also be spread with the aid of a Christ
mas tree in the evening.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Joseph Barker and W.-H. MrCord have
returned from Chicugo.
Mrs. K. F. Hauck and daughter nnd Miss
Frances Slemon of St. Louis are visiting
Fred and Charles Metz. '
Dr. O. S. Word is able to le out agiiiii
and attend to his practice. The doctor was
laid up for a few weeks.
! M. H. Falconer of Blair, formerly a. plo
I neer merchant of Omaha, predecessor ol
r Thomas Kilpatrlck & Co., is in the citv
on a visit with old mends.
F. H. Berry, who has been with the
Burlington for over nine years, has re
signed Ids position to accept a place with
the Nebraska Fuel company.
County Attorney Drexel, on the eve of
the Christmas before his retirement from
office, keeping a custom he has always
followed, mude each of his employes a nice
little present Saturday morning.
Frank K. Coleman, bailiff In the supreme
court, ame to Omaha Haturday to end
Christmas with his family. Before leaving
Lincoln Mr. Coleman sent out tne supienie
tourt call fpr the session beginning January
2. and on each call he pasted a picture of
Santa (iaus Just to remind tilt attorneys
that Christmas was here.
Railway Notes and Perspnals.
Chief Engineer Safford of the Illinois
Central arrived from Chicago in his pri
vate car Suturday morning, en route to
Denver.
J. A. Eyler. live stock agent of the Bur
lington, has returned from Chicago, where
he was In attendance at t lie International
Live Stock allow. Mr. Eyler sjid: "It was
the greatest show on earth, and If Omaha
goes about It right a show will be given
here next year. Iowa beat out Nebraska
on the fat steer this year, but Nebraska
won out for the best range cattle in car
load lots. Frank Ankeny of lakeside took
the ribbon. Ihe amphit heater at this show
seated I7,i0 people and on Tuesday It waa
, retioiied thut Tfc.opo wire In attendance."
Depots were taxed to their limit for pas
I sengers, bags, baggage and express pack
ages Saturday morning and the travel was
immense. Haiti were all somewhat late
and a prominent railroad man said: "It Ik
next to an Impossibility for the western
roads, or in fact any roads, to get their
trains through on time during the Christ
mas rush. Enormous crowds are handled
at every station, which take time to load
and unload, and in addition the express
men are sure to require more time than
the allotted stop to unload and load the
numerous express packages.
Hydrocele,
Varicocele,
Stricture,
Emission,
lm potency.
Gonorrhoea,
Blood I'olsoo
(Syphilis),
Rupture,
Kervou
Debility.
If we could but see and treat all mta
when the tlrst symptoms show them
selves there would soon be llttlo need
lor so-called specialist In chronic dis
ttiatis, aim mure would be fuw men
uevkaui a rejuvenating ot ineir ph
kicui, inuntui auu sexual powers, and
uieiu wuuid be none uiuikud witn .n
indelible stamp of constitutional
bipiuus. nnd the suffi rers from
NAiilCUCKLlS. ULIET. TK1CTURB.
Kiuiiuy and Biauuur Diseases would Oa
leuueed to a minimum. But us lung
as MKN continue to disregard the
gulden adage, "A stitch in time save
nine, and continue to tocgloct them
selves or to excrciho Indifference or
poor Judgment In securing th right
treatment at the outset. Just fto long
will there be multitudes of curuma
lUfttrci s.
KIDNEY and URINARY Diseases
and all Dlseaaus and Weaknesses of
MtN due to evil habits of youth,
abuses, excesses or the result of neg
lected, unskilled or Improper treatment
or sp(vuii. wi v , . , ... nhn,lnllk nronosl
tion to the mulcted, neither do we promise to core them In a few
da nor offer cheap, worthless trrotnirnt In order to secure their
atronage. Honest doctors ol recognised ability do not resort to
such inethoda. We guarantee a perfect, safe and lasting core In th
onlckest popaslhle time, wlthont leaving- Injurious after effects In
the system, nnd nt the lowest coat possible for honest, skillful
nnd snccessfnl trcntnient.
rorr Consultation I " you cannot call write for' symptom blank.
rltCX antf Examination I Office Hours 8 a. m. to S p. m. Sundays, 10 to 1 only.
1308 Fnrnam Street, llt-tween 13tli and 14th btrccts, Omaha, Neb.
Million kHver Dollars.
SAN ANTONIO. Tex.. Dec. 'J3.-On mil
lion silver dollars, packed In 3M boxes and
weighing To.uUO pound, consigned to China,
passed through the port of entry at La
redo today.
Souvenir Spoons. Frenser, 15th Dodge.
A Good Girl
H for general housework
wants a place
I She vlll come I
II to your house Jr ''''"y I I
I 1 h" know you tr'iK. J I
II want her by KJXMmJ I
putting a WlMfflMfflll
"help-wanted" f'WmWfVW
ad in The Bee.
, -MWA
LOCAL BREVITIES.
John Daily got the Omaha View Improve
ment club to puss his motion Friday night
asking the city council why It had not al
lowed the proposition for a dual telephone
system to be submitted to the people.
A. L. Jonas. Henrv Conlev and the
Beaton Drug company have filed a petition
In the I'nited States district court asking .
tnat John A. Johnson of Omaha be de
clared a bankrupt. The aggregate clalimi
of the petitioners amount to J1.19J.1.
F. V. Flacg. 7! years of age. told the
police Judge baturday morning he had suf- i
fered twelve deaths Friday night while i
'et.lng ofT a spree. Flagg said he waa
arrested for the first time in his lile Fri
day and asked for clemency. The man was
discharged.
The Looml Theater Ticket and Envelope
company ha been Incorporated with a
capital stock of IJtMti. The incorporators
ars John A. Schenk, Eugene O. looinis
and Alfred Thomas. They have had no
meeting sine articles were filed and are
not ready to atata their plan.
W. S. Shoemaker, as attorney for Henry
Crdmaq, has filed suit In tne district court
gainst Ray Miller, a son of Rom Miller,
for $6,000 damages. It la alleged that on
November It of this year Miller was driv
ing an automobile and ran into and
knocked down plaintiff, Injuring him quite
severely.
TO NEW YORK OVER NIGHT
The-20th Century Limited
Via the LAKE SHORE and NEW YORK CENTRAL
The Route of the Government Fast Mail Trains
CHICAGO - NEW YORK 18-HOUR. TRAIN
IT SAVES A DAY
FROM LA 8ALLK HT. STATION
CHICAGO
Leave Chicago at . 2:30 p m.
Arrive New York at 9:30 a. m.
FROM GRAND CENTRAL BTATIOJf
THE ONLY TERMINAL IN NEW YORK
Leave New Yor at 3:30 p. ro
Arrive Chicago at . 8:30 a. m.
W. J. LYNCH, Passenger Traffic Manager, Chicago, 111.